Codon Chart Practice

What amino acid does the codon GAA encode for?

• Glycine

• Glutamic acid

• Arginine

• Aspartic acid

Which amino acid does the codon UGG encode for?

• Valine

• Leucine

• Glycine

• Tryptophan

Which is the correct amino acid chain (protein) for the given mRNA?

5' CAAGCAAUUCAG 3'

• Glutamine—Alanine—Isoleucine—Arginine

• Glutamine—Serine—Asparagine—Serine

• Glutamine—Alanine—Isoleucine—Glutamine

• Glutamine—Serine—Asparagine—Proline

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are all the codons that designate the end of the protein and will end translation?

• UAA, UAG, UGA

• AUG

• GGU, GGC, GGA, GGG

• CUU, CUC, CUA, CUG

What are all the codons that encode for the amino acid Arginine?

• AGA, AGG

• GCU, GCC, GCA, GCG, GAA, GAG

• CGU, CGC, CGA, CGG

• CGU, CGC, CGA, CGG, AGA, AGG

Which amino acid does the codon GAU encode for?

• Ileu

• Glu

• Asp

• Gly

Which amino acid does the codon GUG encode for?

• Arg

• Val

• Leu

• Met

Which amino acid does the codon CCC encode for?

• Pro

• Thr

• Phe

• Ala

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Which amino acid does the codon AUG encode for?

• Stop

• Serine

• Methionine

• Valine

Which amino acid does the third codon in the mRNA below encode for?

5' AUGACCGCGAAG 3'

• Thr

• Met

• Arg

• Ala

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1